Around the World
Paul Nickerson
Issue date: 12/10/09 Section: News
As we approach the season of advent, churches everywhere prepare themselves in many different ways for the nativity of Jesus. As Messiah College hold its advent ceremonies here on campus, churches across America engage in very similar traditions.
According to the article "German advent mixes culture and faith" by Chelcey Adami, Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, located in Salem Oklahoma, will be holding a German advent service for at least the 25th time.
Service conductor at Salem, Dorothy Schrader, says that this service is held in German, and consists of five traditional German hymns. According to Adami, Schrader says "It's somewhat of a nostalgic trip back in time for the Germans who now live in Oklahoma and grew up in various parts of Germany."
Adami writes that the service was written by Pastor Martin Reppenhagen, a pastor from Germany, and will be read by Prof. Karin Schestokat of Oklahoma State University. According to Schrader, roughly 85 attend the event, which is also translated for English guests.
This church, established in 1892 by Lutheran immigrants from Ukraine and Russia is working to reach the German communities in the area. This advent service "draws other German speakers in Stillwater and even from a greater radius from places around town" comments Schestokat. The advent season, however, doesn't only bring preparation for the nativity, but also preparation for an increase in burglary.
Frank Donnelly, in his article, "Federal data shows on-campus burglaries most common crime at Staten Island colleges," federal data, coupled with input from school administrators, shows that "crimes of opportunity, such as property thefts, are the most commonly reported among the 18,000 students who attend Staten Island's three colleges."
Donnelly writes that Wagner College has shown the most incidents, above the College of Staten Island, and St. John's University. Wagner reported 15 on-campus burglaries in 2008, including 5 in dorm halls. Donnelly states, "that figure represented a decrease of four from the 19 reported burglaries in 2007. Seventeen of those incidents were in residence halls."
According to the article "German advent mixes culture and faith" by Chelcey Adami, Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, located in Salem Oklahoma, will be holding a German advent service for at least the 25th time.
Service conductor at Salem, Dorothy Schrader, says that this service is held in German, and consists of five traditional German hymns. According to Adami, Schrader says "It's somewhat of a nostalgic trip back in time for the Germans who now live in Oklahoma and grew up in various parts of Germany."
Adami writes that the service was written by Pastor Martin Reppenhagen, a pastor from Germany, and will be read by Prof. Karin Schestokat of Oklahoma State University. According to Schrader, roughly 85 attend the event, which is also translated for English guests.
This church, established in 1892 by Lutheran immigrants from Ukraine and Russia is working to reach the German communities in the area. This advent service "draws other German speakers in Stillwater and even from a greater radius from places around town" comments Schestokat. The advent season, however, doesn't only bring preparation for the nativity, but also preparation for an increase in burglary.
Frank Donnelly, in his article, "Federal data shows on-campus burglaries most common crime at Staten Island colleges," federal data, coupled with input from school administrators, shows that "crimes of opportunity, such as property thefts, are the most commonly reported among the 18,000 students who attend Staten Island's three colleges."
Donnelly writes that Wagner College has shown the most incidents, above the College of Staten Island, and St. John's University. Wagner reported 15 on-campus burglaries in 2008, including 5 in dorm halls. Donnelly states, "that figure represented a decrease of four from the 19 reported burglaries in 2007. Seventeen of those incidents were in residence halls."
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